Raynaud's disease: One of several primary arteriospastic diseases characterized by episodic vasospasm in the small peripheral arteries and arterioles. Raynaud's disease occurs bilaterally and usually affects the hands or, less often, the feet. When the patient is expose to stress and cold, the patient experiences skin color changes. The patient may develop minimal...
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Rubella
also called German measles and or
Three
day measles.
Rubella is a contagious viral infection that is associated
with a rash, inflamed eyes that may last one - to five days before the...
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Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome: Is a
neurological disorder. Patients who suffers from this disorder feel a tingling
or a crawling sensation deep in the legs, sometimes patients...
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Respiratory Alkalosis
Respiratory Alkalosis: Hyperventilation
Respiratory Alkalosis: Hypocapnia (deficiency of
carbon dioxide in the blood), which results from alveolar hyperventilation. ...
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Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory acidosis: an acid - base disturbance
characterized by reduced alveolar ventilation and manifested by hypercapnia
(an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood), respiratory...
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Renal Infarction
Renal Infarction: is the formation of a
coagulated, necrotic area in one or both kidneys that results from renal
blood vessel occlusion. The size and location of the infarct...
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Respiratory Problems
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Anatomy and physiology:
The respiratory system consists of the upper and lower airways, the lungs, and the thoracic cage. ...
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Respiratory Disorders
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